Dewey Beach, Delaware, is a small coastal town located in Sussex County. Though the town is small, it has an active political climate that impacts its citizens. The local government consists of a mayor and five city commissioners who are elected by the citizens and serve for two-year terms. In addition to the mayor and commissioners, Dewey Beach also has its own police department as well as a volunteer fire department. On an annual basis, the town hosts public meetings during which residents can offer their input on matters affecting Dewey Beach. These matters may include new ordinances or proposals to improve the infrastructure of the town. Citizens are encouraged to stay involved and informed about local politics so they can have their voices heard in the decision making process about issues that will affect them directly.
The political climate in Dewey Beach, DE is somewhat conservative.
Sussex County, DE is somewhat conservative. In Sussex County, DE 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained strongly Republican, 55.1% to 43.8%.
Sussex county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dewey Beach, DE is somewhat conservative.
Sussex County, Delaware is somewhat conservative.
Salisbury Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Delaware is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Dewey Beach, Delaware: r R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Dewey Beach, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,553 contributions totaling $485,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 537 contributions totaling $167,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)